18-year-old Adamu Usman has confessed to the Edo State Police Command that he was “arrested by some juju in Esama’s residence” when he went to the compound to steal artifacts worth five hundred million naira (₦500,000,000.00). Usman, who hails from Kano State said he was deceived by one of his friends ( now at- large),…
Rebecca Cheptegei, a celebrated Ugandan marathon runner, tragically passed away after suffering severe burns in an attack allegedly carried out by her former boyfriend. According to AFP, the 33-year-old athlete, who competed in Paris, was doused in petrol and set on fire last Sunday, as confirmed by Ugandan officials. Authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei…
A 300 level student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Idowu Christianah has been allegedly murdered by her friend who kidnapped her after he initially demanded for N3 million ransom from her family. Giving details, an X user simply identified as Man of Letter disclosed that on 19th of August 2024, Christiannah was declared…
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The suspects were prosecuted by Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Police Force, Ondo state command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr. Ajagba Joseph, for allegedly attempting to murder a man he found in his concubine’s house. This was made known in a statement shared by the police command on X.com on Wednesday. According to the statement the incident occurred…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot dead two mobile policemen and a driver escorting the wife of a Delta State lawmaker, Mrs Christy Uroye, along Jakpan road in Uvwie Local Government area of the state. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Monday, around 7 p.m. Eyewitnesses said the security personnel and the…
A 17-year old boy Philip Emmanuel has narrated how he and his accomplice, Precious, killed their madam, Mrs. Adene Iyabode Deborah. Late Adene, a popular caterer, was found dead inside her apartment after not being seen for some days. She was stabbed severally and her head severed. The suspect, who was paraded at the Ondo…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed Mr. Sunday Oche, the Labour Party Chairman for Igumale Ward 1 in Ado Local Government Area, Benue State. The attack occurred as Oche was returning from his farm alongside five others. According to Vanguard, the others escaped with serious injuries. A friend of the deceased who spoke anonymously…
Four people including a final year student of Summit University, Offa, Adebayo Happiness were on Tuesday arraigned at a Kwara State chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged murder of a 21-year-old graduate of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Awesu Mojisola. Mojisola was allegedly murdered inside the room of Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin,…
Corpses of 37 villagers killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Mafa, a town in Tamuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, are prepared for mass burial. The remains of the victims were evacuated from the affected community by the military and taken to Babbangida General Hospital, ahead of the burial ceremony scheduled for 10 am….